Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 6 , Pages 545-552 , June 2010

Poly-Victimization and Risk of Posttraumatic, Depressive, and Substance Use Disorders and Involvement in Delinquency in a National Sample of Adolescents

  • Julian D. Ford, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Julian D. Ford, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, MC1410, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030.
    • ,
  • Jon D. Elhai, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota
    • ,
  • Daniel F. Connor, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut
    • ,
  • B. Christopher Frueh, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Menninger Clinic and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Received 21 July 2009 ,Accepted 20 November 2009.

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00636-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.11.212

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 6 , Pages 545-552 , June 2010

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